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A photograph inside a white tent with a canopy, showing a devotional setting with two ornate golden deity murtis decorated with colourful flower garlands. Seated on the floor, on a red carpet and small patterned mats, are about a dozen devotees in white and traditional clothes, including a young child held in a woman's lap. In the left foreground a table holds a yellow flower arrangement and a water bottle, and an orange-robed figure sits partly visible at the left edge, facing the shrine. A tiger-striped mat lies on the ground in the foreground.

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A photograph taken inside a white tent at an outdoor event. Seated devotees fill rows of folding white chairs and mats on a concrete floor. A woman in a white top and black pants sits in the foreground, while an older woman with long white hair wears an orange-and-red patterned dress and a red beaded necklace. Two men in white kurta-style clothing sit beside her, one wearing glasses and a beaded mala. Behind them, a golden deity murti stands beneath a gold arch, flanked by colourful striped fabric hangings. A man in a blue shirt stands at the back, and a camera operator is visible at the right edge. A red carpet and a wooden table with an orange cloth lie in front.2006-09-10An outdoor ritual gathering under a tent canopy with a red and orange valance and banana plant leaves. In the centre, a man in saffron robes sits beside a raised platform covered with colourful cloths, and a second man in white sits near the offering table. A large deity murti with flower garlands stands on a decorated altar at the right, with brass lamps, kalasha pots and fruit offerings. Several women and girls in white garments with yellow or orange shawls sit in front, hands joined in prayer, and a group of seated devotees in white and yellow fills the foreground. A banner on the building behind reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple. The scene appears to be a puja or homa, with the central figure's appearance not clearly identifiable.2009-09-25 +1 copiesOctober 02 20142014-10-02A photo of a canopied stage under a white tent during a ceremony. A figure seated on an ornate gold throne with a gold umbrella above is draped in multicoloured garlands, with an orange cloth visible. Seated devotees on a green mat face the throne; a man in white ritual clothes with a white head covering sits near the front, and women in white, yellow and orange saris sit in rows. Floral arrangements, a brass lamp stand and a large round gold-rimmed object stand on the stage, with red drapes at the right. The figure on the throne is visibly ambiguous in appearance, so identity is uncertain.2011-07-15July 21 20102010-07-21October 10 20172017-10-10 +1 copiesA large open-air pavilion with a colourful canopy of red, orange, yellow and green fabric draped over a red carpet. Dozens of devotees sit cross-legged on the carpet, many in white clothes, with women in saris and children among them. At the front, a raised stage with red and white striped sides and an orange-draped seat holds a figure in orange robes seated at a microphone, with other robed attendants beside him. Flower garlands and a few offerings sit near the stage, and a framed deity image stands at the left side of the pavilion. Some attendees carry water bottles and fruit plates in front of them.2008-12-24February 05 20132013-02-05Outdoor homa or puja under a open tent on a grassy hillside with rocks. Several white-clad priests sit at a raised fire altar with smoke rising, one standing behind in white. Behind the altar stands a wooden shrine with garlands and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure labelled with no legible name; two small deity murti stand beside the fire. Devotees in white and orange shawls sit on mats in rows in the foreground, including children. Decorated poles with woven patterned cloth frame the tent.2008-11-11November 15 20102010-11-15November 15 20102010-11-15A photograph inside an open-sided temple pavilion with a tin roof, orange curtains and red-and-white railings. At the centre, a shrine holds deity murti decorated with garlands and flowers, with a kalasha-like offering and brass lamps before it. Two priests in orange robes stand at the shrine, one holding a lamp and one beside him. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes fill the red carpeted floor in front, and more people sit on the right side. A raised seat with an orange cushion stands on the left. The scene shows an abhishekam-style puja and darshan at the shrine.2010-07-21